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  1. Surreybirder

    Micro ID - look here first

    One more: Archips podana is common in my garden. Not too similar to Archips Xylosteana (on page 1)
  2. Surreybirder

    Micro ID - look here first

    A lot of nice photos, Brian! :t: Carcina quercana that I caught last night - note long antennae. Ken
  3. Surreybirder

    Micro ID - look here first

    Anyone got a pic of Carcina quercana - that's another sp. that comes up frequently -- and how about Diurnea fagella ?
  4. Surreybirder

    Micro ID - look here first

    small magpie - Eurrhypara hortulata - very common magpie - Abraxas grossulariata - (not a micro but main confusion species) - decidely uncommon where I live but common in parts of Scotland at least. Also, a slightly fresher example of Lozotaenia forsterana
  5. Surreybirder

    Micro ID - look here first

    Hi, David, yes Aphomia sociella is also known as the bee moth because its larvae feeds on honey combs. Ken
  6. Surreybirder

    Micro ID - look here first

    thanks, David and David! A couple more: Epinotia immundana has a distinctive white diamond on its back - sometimes! Bramble-shoot moth (Epiblema udmanniana) has a clear black shape - not unlike a mini-cooper!
  7. Surreybirder

    Micro ID - look here first

    Here's a few more: 20-plume moth (2 examples) - Alucita hexadactyla - can be seen at almost any time of the year Elophila nymphaeata - brown china-mark Epiblema cynosbatella - flies in May and June - distinctive orange 'punk' hair-do!
  8. Surreybirder

    Micro ID - look here first

    Plutella xylostella Pyrausta aurata Udea olivalis Celypha lacunana do. That's me - all micro-ed out.
  9. Surreybirder

    Micro ID - look here first

    Let me know if I've got any of them wrong! Anthophila fabriciana Pseudargyrotoza conwagana Chrysoteuchia culmella (Thanks, Angus) Epiphyas postvittana Hofmannophila pseudospretella
  10. Surreybirder

    Micro ID - look here first

    There are so many requests for micro IDs - and so many of them keep coming up - that I wondered whether it might be a good idea to have a micro ID thread. My idea is that all who would like to should post pictures of some of the commoner, easier micros that most moth'ers will catch. If it works...
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